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CN Trip to Calvert Trust – Day Two

The CN students enjoying a residential trip to Calvert Trust in Exmoor are well into their first set of activities. They sent us an update on what they have been up to during their first full day… Today was awesome! We are all so proud of what we have achieved today. We did bike riding […]

CN Trip to Calvert Trust – Day One

A group of students from Class CN made the journey to Calvert Trust yesterday. They were very keen to fill us in on what they’ve been up to so far. More Calvert Trust diary entries will be uploaded throughout the week… We’ve arrived at the Calvert Trust in Exmoor! Had a good first day – […]

Tuesday 15th May 2018 – Motor Activity Training Programme Celebration Event for Green Island and Rainbows Students

Our fantastic students from Green Island and Rainbows celebrated the work they have been doing as part of a Motor Activity Training Programme (MATP). Here Special Olympics UK have teamed up with the Youth Sport Trust to launch the MATP and Dorset are one of the counties that have piloted this initiative and we are […]

Boccia England Coach of the Year 2018

Amazing news this morning! Victoria’s Senior Physical Activities Assistant Martin Cook has been awarded ‘Coach of the Year 2018’ by Boccia England. Boccia England are the National Governing Body for Boccia in England and are responsible for all aspects of the sport in this country, from beginner to expert, providing for all levels of participation. […]

2 May 2018 – Holton Homes Dorset Special School Swimming Gala

Our swimming team represented Victoria Education Centre with pride, passion and enthusiasm at this fantastic event. We competed against a number of schools from across the county and it was a spectacular advertisement for all the swimming that happens at our school. All students worked extremely hard and tried their best to achieve the best […]

25 April 2018 – Inclusion League Sitting Volleyball at Victoria

Our students proudly represented Victoria in the latest stage of the inclusion league sitting volleyball that was hosted here at Victoria last Wednesday. The students had constant smiles and gave their all for the afternoon. Seven schools attended the event and that meant that over 50 contestants were participating on the day. Well done everyone […]

George Fripp’s London Mini Marathon

Congratulations to Victoria student George Fripp who successfully took part in this year’s London Mini Marathon. George completed the race in his best ever 5K time of 21.13 minutes putting him in 6th place for his group, the under 14s wheelchair. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience and wants to enter again next year. Victoria is […]

28 March 2018 – Dorset School Games Swimming at Canford School

In the afternoon it was the turn of the swimmers to shine in the pool at Canford. What was impressive was the spirit of the team where we had all pupils cheering on each other throughout all of the races, and this certainly spurred everyone on. This was backed up by Charlotte, who said enthusiastically, […]

28 March 2018 – Dorset School Games Sitting Volleyball at Canford School

We participated in two fixtures against Westfield and Winchelsea in the Sports Hall at Canford School. Our students produced some fantastic rallies and team play throughout the morning. Both matches were extremely close and we narrowly lost by a couple of points in each, however this did not diminish the progress the team made and […]

22nd March 2018 – Sports Assembly

It was fantastic to see all of the pupils in the Sports Hall to celebrate the sporting successes this term. I must say that I have been overwhelmed with the attitude, focus, commitment and skill level of all of the pupils at Victoria Education Centre. It has been an absolute privilege to get to know […]